Remembering

In the middle of dawn I remain awake
Rummaging through keepsakes and memories
Reminded of moments that passed through time
Those not forgotten and erased
Just hidden in a treasure box to be kept safe

Oceans and different directions
Creating gaps between confidants
However only physical and geographical
Invisible strings of the soul remain
Continuing the tangle and bond maintained

The times may gradually change us
Each thought may wander where ever
But once in a while a soft nudge
Heartstrings pulled back to reminisce, to recollect
And realizing friendships pure and true we hold still

~melancholik

Woes Concealed

Engulfed in shadows of weakness

Realizing I alone am my own enemy

Tears flow

I tried to swim but drowned

Engaged in saving them

Unaware of my own need for redemption

Swallowed by fear and resentment

Adrift in miseries made

Torments of past nightmares

Haunting my waking hours

Ghosts of forgotten faults

Arose to remind my present state

Time moves but sorrows remain

Enclosed in an envelope of secrets

They wail for release

In my sleep I hear them, I weep

~melancholik!